“We will stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. We will stop that nuclear arms race that could happen in the Middle East. We will also make that Putin knows we have brigades in eastern Europe to make sure we deter his aggression. Peace through strength works.” KnowsHappensRaceMiddleArmsBecomingEuropeEastNuclearIranMiddle EastAggressionEasternPutinNuclear PowerArms RaceEastern EuropeNuclear ArmsNuclear Arms RacePeace Through Strength Author:Bobby Jindal
“We all accuse Vladimir Putin of Cold War nostalgia, but Washington's elites - politicians and intellectuals - miss the old days as well. They wish for the world in which the United States was utterly dominant over its friends, its foes were to be shunned entirely, and the challenges were stark, moral, and vital. Today's world is messy and complicated. China is one of our biggest trading partners and our looming geopolitical rival. Russia is a surly spoiler, but it has a globalized middle class and has created ties in Europe.” WorldWellsWarStatesRealityTodayPoliticsWishCommunityChallengesLeadershipUnitedMoneyMoralClassHistoryUnited StatesDemocracyGenerationsMiddleMissingPolicyColdPoliticianEthicsEuropeTradeStrategyHuman RightsChinaComplicatedNostalgiaPartnersRussiaIdeologyTiesMiddle ClassOver ItElitesForeign PolicyDominantCold WarTradingDiplomacyFoeFree MarketRivalsCivilityMessyPutinOld DaysStarksToday's WorldLoomingGeopoliticalSurlySpoilersTrading Partners Author:Fareed Zakaria
“President Vladimir Putin continues to call for new peace plans as his troops roll through the Ukrainian countryside and he absolutely ignores every agreement that his country has signed in the past and he has signed recently, we, the United States, and Europe as a whole, have to stand with Ukraine at this moment. Ukraine needs our financial assistance and support as it pursues reforms and even in the face, in the face of this military onslaught.” NeedsCountryStatesWholeMomentsPastFacesPeacePresidentUnitedUnited StatesSupportPlansMilitaryEuropeFinancialPursueReformAgreementTroopsAssistancePutinUkraineCountrysideUkrainianFinancial Assistance Author:Joe Biden
“We're having this conflict in Syria is because [Vladimir] Putin wants to take Iranian oil and channel that oil up to Europe.” WantConflictEuropeOilSyriaPutinIranian Author:Andrea Tantaros
“Vladimir Putin is a Russian czar. He's kind of a mix of Peter the Great and Stalin. He's got both in his veins. And he looks out first and foremost for the national security interests of Russia. He accepts that, in Eastern Europe, that is a Russian backyard, that is a Russian sphere of influence. Ukraine lives most uncomfortably and unhappily in a Russian backyard.” FirstsLooksKindInterestAcceptingInfluenceSecurityEuropeRussiaSpheresPeterNational SecurityVeinsEasternPutinUkraineBackyardsEastern EuropeSphere Of InfluenceCzars Author:Marvin Kalb
“Vladimir Putin and Russia. 'When a bear wakes up from hibernation, he doesn't eat a few blueberries and then go back to sleep.' They have their eyes on Eastern Europe, and if NATO is not willing to stand up forcefully to this threat today, it will only become more difficult to do so down the road.” IfsEyeTodayDifficultSleepWillingBearsEuropeWake UpThreatRussiaEasternPutinDown The RoadNatoEastern EuropeBlueberriesHibernation Author:Seth Moulton
“From Ukraine to Syria, he [Vladimir Putin] is behaving like the world's new general and celebrating victories, while the American president sits on the sidelines and Europe sleeps. The West's behavior toward Putin is political and moral capitulation.” WorldUsePoliticalPresidentSleepMoralVictoryBehaviorEuropeWestCelebratePropagandaSyriaPutinUkraineFascistsSidelinesAmerican PresidentCapitulation Author:Garry Kasparov
“Vladimir Putin mainly has friends in Europe among the extreme right, such as Marine Le Pen's Front National in France.” FrontsEuropeExtremesFrancePensMarinePutin Author:Garry Kasparov
“We should use our economic power in lots of different ways. I think we can use that in order to keep [Vladimir] Putin contained, because he is a one-horse show. Energy. And we have an abundance of energy, but we have archaic energy exportation rules. We need to get rid of those, allow ourselves to really make Europe dependent on us and other parts of the world dependent on us for energy. Put him back in his little box where he belongs.” ThinkingWorldWayNeedsShouldLittlesDifferentUseShowsOrderEnergyEconomicEuropeHorseBoxesDifferent WaysAbundanceDependentPutinEconomic PowerHorse Show Author:Benjamin Carson
“This administration, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton through their foreign policy, have betrayed the American people, because the weakness they've displayed has led to Putin's incursions in the Middle East and in eastern Europe, and has led - has led to significant problems in the Middle East as well, and the death and murder of lots of folks.” PeopleWellsProblemMiddlePolicyWeaknessEuropeMurderClintonFolksEastSignificantAdministrationBarackForeign PolicyMiddle EastEasternBetrayedPutinEastern Europe Author:Chris Christie
“We know that Donald Trump has shown a very troubling willingness to back up [Vladimir] Putin, to support Putin, whether it's saying that NATO wouldn't come to the rescue of allies if they were invaded, talking about removing sanctions from Russian officials after they were imposed by the United States and Europe together, because of Russia's aggressiveness in Crimea and Ukraine, his praise for Putin which is I think quite remarkable.” IfsThinkingKnowsStatesTogetherUnitedTalkingUnited StatesSupportTrumpEuropePraiseRussiaOfficialsRemarkableWillingnessAlliesRescuePutinUkraineSanctionsNatoAggressivenessCrimea Author:Hillary Clinton
“I recently interviewed Bernie Ecclestone in London. He had a go at women, said [Vladimir] Putin should be running Europe and so on. He enjoys it - he's been doing it for such a long time. He has an entrenched position. The truth be known, he is unique, right?” ShouldLongSaidRunningEnjoyKnownPositionTruth IsLong TimeUniqueEuropeLondonPutin Author:Martin Sorrell
“Vladimir Putin wants practical things, like the end of economic sanctions, but he also wants far greater sway in Europe and in the overall ideological trends of the world.” WorldWantEndsGreaterEconomicEuropePracticalsTrendsEnd Of The WorldPutinSanctionsIdeologicalPractical ThingsEconomic Sanctions Author:David Remnick
“I tried to come up with a definition of this new paradigm in six articles entitled "Russia after Putin." I would consider Russia's integration into Europe the most important element of this strategy.” ImportantElementsSixEuropeStrategyDefinitionsCome UpRussiaArticlesEntitledIntegrationPutinParadigm Author:Garry Kasparov
“There seems to be a passive alliance between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and that's unprecedented in its form and dangerous in its content, because Russia is our most dangerous geopolitical opponent because of the desires that they have in the Middle East and because of their desire to break up Europe. And in the United States, we spent a lot of blood and a lot of treasure trying to keep Europe intact and democratic, and trying to keep the Middle East from being only influenced by people who are massive fans of [Syrian President] Assad and massive fans of the Iranians.” PeopleTryingStatesSeemsFormDesirePresidentUnitedBreakUnited StatesBloodFansMiddleDangerousTrumpEuropeDemocraticEastTreasureRussiaOpponentsMassiveMiddle EastPassivePutinAlliancesUnprecedentedAssadGeopolitical Author:Van Jones
“I do not support Putin against Europe. This is a caricature. I support a federalist Ukraine. The EU poured fuel on the fire by proposing an economic partnership to a country known to look half to the East and half to the West.” LooksCountryHalfKnownSupportFireEconomicEuropeWestEastFuelPartnershipPutinUkraineCaricaturesFederalist Author:Marine Le Pen